Hang on to your hat and bring an umbrella today

Thursday

Apr 24, 2014 at 6:00 AM

WREX.COM and theNational Weather Service

Today: Cloudy, windy and warmer. Showers and thunderstorms (80% chance) will be most numerous in the late afternoon and evening. No severe weather is expected, but we could get a tenth to a quarter of an inch of precipitation, and southeast winds of 15 to 20 mph could gust as high as 30 mph. High 61, low 42.

Friday: Sunny, with a high of 68 and west-northwest winds 10 to 20 mph (30-mph gusts). Mostly cloudy at night, with a 20% chance of showers after 1 a.m. and winds shifting to north-northeast after midnight. Low of 39.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, high near 59. Mostly cloudy at night, 30% chance of showers and a low of 39.

Much cooler weather is anticipated late in the weekend into next week. Temperatures will top out in the low to mid 50s, with quite a bit of rain Sunday through Wednesday. Look for lows of 41 to 39 degrees.